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RibbleSlingerland Christmas wedding Newfyweds St Joseph Church the letting for the wedding of Janet Carolyn Barker to Wayne Myers on December The bride It the daughter of Mr and Mr Barker and the groom the ton of Mr and Mrs PMyera Barker aunt of the bride was matron of honor and Barker and Verna White were brides ma Terry Myers brother of the groom beat man were Gut Myers and Rick Barker A reception was held at Acton Men- daws Count Bob Dye A honeymoon In Moot- ego Bay Jamaica follow ed the Christinas wedding of Margaret Anne Slingerland and Jeffery Cyrus December 23 Rev Charles Beaton officiated at the cere mony in Trinity United church George Elliott provided the organ music and Gerald Cherry and son Richard uncle and cousin of the bride were soloists The bride of 56 Howett St Is the daugh ter of Mr and Mrs Laur Slingerland 149 Place Acton She is employed as a com puter operator at Rock well International The groom of Waterloo Ave is the son of Mr and Mrs Howard US Bower Ave He Is a lead Green Escorted down the aisle by her father the bride wore a midcalf length gown of white polyester Jersey with a wide Attendance is low at UCW meeting The regular meeting of Trinity United Church Women was held In the church parlors Jan Owing to Illness and poor weather the attendance was small A splendid secretarys report was given by Mrs Helen Little who was warmly welcomed back after illness Many thank you cards and letters were read for cheer baskets and gifts received the C at Christmas Mrs Ethel Denny gave a graphic treasurers re port showing expendi tures and balance in de tail The members were proud to find a good bal ance on hand Miss Sim mons reported the Quilt ing Group had made 30 quilts also 13 crib quilts had been made and don ated lo the cancer bales during the year A nice sum of money had been brought in from sale of aprons made by Mrs Helen Pickett Percy Ault dies Percy Edwin who spent his youth in Acton died In West Park Hospital Toronto on Wednesday January He had been HI for many years Mr lived with his family on Frederick St his father was a doctor in Acton at the time He married the former Mary Featherstone of Milton He is survived by his wife and children Marion Edwin and Will lam Funeral service and burial were in Toronto Friday January Haton no test ground Director of Education Em Lavender denied a Globe and Mall news paper report which named as a prov ing ground for province wide competency tests Mr Lavender told Halton trustees he is really Intrigued concerning Involvement in the tests which start In March Theres no base to it at all he said Halton Frontenac and Scarborough Boards of Education were said In Thursdays paper to be used for field testing Grade students The group was sad dened to learn of the death of Mrs BucMand a former member and friend following a mas sive coronary attack in her retirement home in British Columbia was extended to bereaved husband Mrs Nellie Shoemaker gave her usual retort on the sick and ail- Historical Society has essay project Last years essay pro ject of Vanishing Villages brought a very satisfying response for Welling ton county historical li brary This year it is Builders of Wellington and could Include East Luther East Amaranth and vllle which was included In the early map of Well What do you know of the builders of Welling Ion the people who built the beautiful stone structures for which this area is famed the ar chitects the contractors the builders of brick wood and metal Who framed the large bams for which Wellington is noted the and the location where they worked the mills churches stores even fences beside the sub- TIDY CAR Low Cost Interior Exterior Cor loaning Treatment call it inn mi mm I v April 17 Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship brimmed hat with should er length veil Shecarried a bouquet of carnations and holly Meagher sister of the bride was maid of honor with San dra Alberta Deborah Pinker ton Hamilton sisters of the bride and Susan sister of the groom as bridesmaids The brides Tara Lynn DAmico of While court was flower girl and Ian Cherry cousin of the bride Ottawa was ring bearer The bridal attendants were in matching dresses of blue and wore flowers In their hair They carr ied bouquets of blue and white carnations Brett Legate Eden Mills friend of the groom best man Ken Swan friend of the groom Ac ton Meagher and Lawrence Pinkerlon brothers in law of the bride were ushers Daryl brother in law of the bride was master of cere monies at a dinner and dance at the Acton Music Centre The wedding cake was made by the aunt of bnde Phyllis Cherry and decorated by Liz Atkey friend of the bride from Edmonton Alberta Itwas three tiered with red holly Special guests at the wedding were the grand mother of the bride Mrs Minnie Ontario and friends from Edmonton and Lockport New York Other relatives came from Ottawa Belleville Trenton The couple also received a phone call from a close friend in the Canadian Armed Forces on a ship enroute to Hawaii Prior to her marriage the brideelect was guest of honor at showers one hosted by Mrs Howard and family one by Mrs Stella Wallace and Mrs Joyce Wild friends of the and a shower at work during lunch from all the girls After a two week honey moon the couple re turned to live at St Guelph Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 311379 Camp organized Margaret Anne Slingerland and Cyrus were married December In Trinity United Church After a honeymoon In Bay they their home In Guelph ADAPT grant Alcohol and Drug Addiction Program ADAPT has been awarded an additional provincial grant of to meets its operating expenses this fiscal year ADAPT is a nonmedical outpatient program that by coordinating community health and social services resources provides a network of assessment counselling and referral service to chemically dependent people In addition to regional and municipal government support ADAPT received from the Ministry of Health earlier this year The inauguration of the Halton Hills Camp of Gideons Tuesday night was fulfilling realiz ation of the dream of a number of have lived in the George townActon area since before the second world war The local organisation is known as a Camp the first in Canada was formed in 1911 in Toronto from there the Gideons organized across the whole of Canada from coast to coast by 1950 Today Gideons are found in almost every non- Communist country on the globe at least in one or more major town or city Since the war Gideons in the Acton area themselves with the Gideon Camp in Guelph while those in George town aligned with those in Brampton But with the of this area into town status it became obvious a Camp for the Town of Hills would serve the area better The Gideons are best know n for their placing of Bibles in hotels which began with the very first Camp in The Bibles placed in hospitals began in at the Chrisile War Veteran Hospital in Toronto at the close of the first World War School Bibles were placed in the Quecnsville school in while the familiar little red school was approved at the National Con and the first testament given out to the children in Scptem ber of the same in the Kitchener area The practice of giving the Testaments to the children went south to the USA the following year and Is now a world wide event So the Canadian Gideons can be proud that they had at least three firsts in pro grams of Bible lion over American neighbours However Bible place ments are actually an extension of the real aim of the Gideons which is to win men and women and boys and girls to a per knowledge of he Lord Jesus Christ by personal witness of men who are The Gideons consider themselves to be but a witnessing extension of each and every recog Protestant denomination and not a separate opposing unit The Gideons under write every expense that might be Incurred by Home Office of so lhat every dollar donated goes directly to the purchase or Bibles and Testaments The Hills Camp executive includes President A Douglas vice president Balllic treasurer K and secretary Young Error An error in last week Acton Free Press had the late Ethel Holmes as a member of the Lakeside Chapter of the I O D when fact she was a member of the of Devonshire chapter Sorry ing A good many calls had been made to hospi tals the Manor and to homes Renovations were continuing in the basement of the church Next meeting will be he annual pot luck lunch at p m The quilting ladies will be special guests Roll call will be answered by turning in empty plastic pill bottles houses with as many of the original own ers as possible The Wellington County Historical Research Society wants to know about anything like this their style location and year of building if possible in the form of an essay typewritten and single spaced Any addi tional information stories anecdotes names of other buildings please add to the main essay All is valuable A gift certificate re deemable at the museum gift shop will be given to all worthy entrants Essays to be 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